Chest drains are inserted to allow the removal of air, blood or fluids from the thoracic cavity and prevent them from re-entering (Gray, 2000). Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical ...

Nursing practice often involves undertaking procedures about which there is debate or uncertainty. In Practice Questions we ask experts to determine how nurses should approach these procedures ...

The committee noted that the evidence presented for Thopaz+ was mainly for its use in patients after pulmonary resection. The clinical experts confirmed that this reflected their experience in the NHS ...

Thopaz+ is the first system awarded in Vizient’s newly created digital chest drainage category, reflecting the growing role of digital technologies in improving clinical decision-making and patient ...

From Heber-principle to digital systems, thoracic surgery has significantly changed and improved over the course of time - so has chest drainage. Ten years ago, chest drainage therapy as we knew it ...

PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT; ClearFlow) is a chest drain that incorporates a tube clearance system. It comprises a silicone chest tube and the PleuraFlow clearance apparatus. The ...